A pioneering language project where people volunteer their time to teach conversational English to new migrants in their...
Author: Tom Young
Soaring unemployment prompts call for urgent action
Soaring unemployment prompts call for urgent action
Soaring unemployment in Waterford and the region has prompted IBEC and local political representatives to demand urgent action....
O'Shea condemns Ministers for "neglect of the South East"
O'Shea condemns Ministers for "neglect of the South East"
Waterford Labour Deputy Brian O’Shea has accused the both Tanaiste, Mary Coughlan, who is also Minister for Enterprise,...
New fire station complex can house community gardai
New fire station complex can house community gardai
Plans relating to a new €8 million Fire Service Headquarters at Kilbarry Road were presented to Waterford City Council on Monday...
Designate WIT "without delay"
Designate WIT "without delay"
Independent Waterford City Councillor and WIT Governing Authority member Mary Roche has called on the Government to grant...
Teacher-politician on Minister's "cunning" strategy
Teacher-politician on Minister's "cunning" strategy
A prominent Waterford schoolteacher cum politician has accused Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe of adopting a cunning...
Militancy threat over pedestrian crossing for Gaelscoil pupils
Militancy threat over pedestrian crossing for Gaelscoil pupils
Members of Tramore Town Council are to join with representatives of the local Gaelscoil Parents Committee in carrying out...
Bomb scare: Arrested men likely to be charged
Bomb scare: Arrested men likely to be charged
Five young men arrested in Waterford City on Tuesday evening following the discovery of an explosive device in Catherine Street...
Traveller feud: Bomb scares force chaotic street closures
Traveller feud: Bomb scares force chaotic street closures
The ongoing Traveller feud in Waterford, involving shootings, other serious assaults and car rammings, has taken a sinister turn...
How safe is asbestos water piping?
How safe is asbestos water piping?
Many people don’t realise that much of the piping which feeds water into their homes is made of asbestos cement. And while...
B & B in lifeboats while children are "thrown to the fishes"
B & B in lifeboats while children are "thrown to the fishes"
Builders and bankers are first in the lifeboats as the Celtic Tiger ship disappears underneath the waves, while children are...
Education cuts "the gravest injustice"
Education cuts "the gravest injustice"
A top Waterford based trade union official has described the education cuts in the budget as “the gravest injustice of...
